Scripture Verse

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31

Introduction

Words: Su­san H. Pe­ter­son, 1998 (pub­lic do­main).

Music: O Store Gud Swed­ish folk tune (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
Susan H. Peterson (1950–2004)

Lyrics

What shall we say? If God in­deed is for us,
Who then can ev­er come against our souls?
God did not spare His on­ly Son, our Sav­ior,
But gave Him up that we might be made whole.
How will He not, along with Christ our Lord,
Give us all things by His free grace?
God will in­deed, along with Christ our Lord,
Give us all things by His free grace.

Now who will bring a charge against God’s chos­en?
God is the One who jus­ti­fies each man.
Who can con­demn? Christ Je­sus died for sin­ners,
Was raised to life, and sits at God’s right hand.
From there He al­ways in­ter­cedes for us;
None can con­demn—we’re jus­ti­fied.
He in­ter­cedes and brings our case to God;
None can con­demn—we’re jus­ti­fied.

Who then shall cleave us from the love of Je­sus?
We who face death like sheep with­in their pen.
Shall trou­ble, hard­ship, per­se­cu­tion, hun­ger?
Shall nak­ed­ness or dan­ger or armed men?
No, in all things we’re more than con­quer­ors
Through Him who loved us to the death.
In all these things, we’re more than con­quer­ors
Through Him who loved us to the death.

I am con­vinced there’s naught in all cre­ation
Can come be­tween us and God’s love so vast.
Not death nor life, an­gels nor de­mon pow­ers,
Things pre­sent now, nor what is yet to pass.
Nothing can se­pa­rate us from God’s love
That comes to us through Christ our Lord!
Nothing can se­pa­rate us from God’s love
That comes to us through Christ our Lord!